Mikæla
@crashannburn.bsky.social
She/Hulk | Web Producer for the Financial Post | Trans 🏳️⚧️ | History thing | Podcast host & editor | Chowderhead Media | As seen in The Beaverton, SaltWire, Wayves & Frank Magazine | Patreon.com/Chowderhead | Kjipuktuk/Halifax | Posts mine, reposts yours
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a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
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It's a fresh week, and I have two new slots open in the Trans Emergency Meal Fund. Can I buy your lunch today?
Here's the request form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Here's the request form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It's a fresh week, and I have two new slots open in the Trans Emergency Meal Fund. Can I buy your lunch today?
Here's the request form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Here's the request form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Thinking Out Loud
November 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Thinking Out Loud
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THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!
The production of TWELTH NIGHT with Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Daphne Rubin-Vega is now on the PBS app!!!!
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
The production of TWELTH NIGHT with Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Daphne Rubin-Vega is now on the PBS app!!!!
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
November 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!
The production of TWELTH NIGHT with Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Daphne Rubin-Vega is now on the PBS app!!!!
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
The production of TWELTH NIGHT with Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Daphne Rubin-Vega is now on the PBS app!!!!
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
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My latest on the AI bubble in finance: 6 charts that tell the story in ways that are hard to put into words.
1. U.S. data-center build-out. Notice the explosion in 2025. That's the permitting gold rush happening now. Would be shocking if 1 in 20 of these get built, but they factor into projections.
1. U.S. data-center build-out. Notice the explosion in 2025. That's the permitting gold rush happening now. Would be shocking if 1 in 20 of these get built, but they factor into projections.
November 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
My latest on the AI bubble in finance: 6 charts that tell the story in ways that are hard to put into words.
1. U.S. data-center build-out. Notice the explosion in 2025. That's the permitting gold rush happening now. Would be shocking if 1 in 20 of these get built, but they factor into projections.
1. U.S. data-center build-out. Notice the explosion in 2025. That's the permitting gold rush happening now. Would be shocking if 1 in 20 of these get built, but they factor into projections.
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“It’s incredibly hard not to be swept up by the power not only of history but also of myth with all its attendant romanticism.”
Radical Antiquity by @cbzeichmann.bsky.social reviewed in Morning Star
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/comm...
Radical Antiquity by @cbzeichmann.bsky.social reviewed in Morning Star
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/comm...
Communal alternatives in history
Radical Antiquity: Free Love Zoroastrians, Farming Pirates, and Ancient Uprisings
morningstaronline.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“It’s incredibly hard not to be swept up by the power not only of history but also of myth with all its attendant romanticism.”
Radical Antiquity by @cbzeichmann.bsky.social reviewed in Morning Star
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/comm...
Radical Antiquity by @cbzeichmann.bsky.social reviewed in Morning Star
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/comm...
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‘“Though she never quite found happiness, it was always something she insisted on: the right to be happy, even ecstatic.”’
‘A girl of genius’: archives unsealed of Amy Levy, queer Jewish writer admired by Oscar Wilde
Levy’s work was ‘ahead of her time’ and speaks to current debate around feminism, LGBTQ+ literature and Jewish identity, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
‘“Though she never quite found happiness, it was always something she insisted on: the right to be happy, even ecstatic.”’
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when you are mean to me this is who you are being mean to
November 16, 2025 at 3:43 AM
when you are mean to me this is who you are being mean to
Helpful/hurtful advice
Just a Christmas reminder: if your birth year starts with 19, wrap your presents on a table, not the floor.
November 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Helpful/hurtful advice
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“The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich. If this were just a climate crisis, we would fix it.” The climate crisis has collided with an epistemic crisis - a crisis in the production and delivery of knowledge.
-George Monbiot
-George Monbiot
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
“The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich. If this were just a climate crisis, we would fix it.” The climate crisis has collided with an epistemic crisis - a crisis in the production and delivery of knowledge.
-George Monbiot
-George Monbiot
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Island film series brings diverse Canadian stories to #P.E.I. screens
Beyond the Frame at City Cinema plans monthly films through next year
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Beyond the Frame at City Cinema plans monthly films through next year
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Island film series brings diverse Canadian stories to P.E.I. screens | CBC News
A new series in Charlottetown, Beyond the Frame, is shining a spotlight on Canadian films often overlooked by mainstream audiences and highlighting stories from underrepresented communities.
www.cbc.ca
November 16, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Island film series brings diverse Canadian stories to #P.E.I. screens
Beyond the Frame at City Cinema plans monthly films through next year
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Beyond the Frame at City Cinema plans monthly films through next year
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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IMMEDIATE CLICK
I interviewed ferociously brilliant filmmaker Mira Nair, a.k.a Zohran Mamdani’s mother, about how her voice and vision have shaped a man who sees a better way forward for all of us. SPOILER ALERT: Love matters.
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
How Mira Nair Built the World That Made Zohran Mamdani
The legendary director talks with Harper's Bazaar about becoming an artist and a parent
www.harpersbazaar.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
IMMEDIATE CLICK
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In case you ever wondered why apps are subscription based now (and why you keep getting bugged to leave a review) #buildinpublic
www.spongefile.com/apps-in-the-...
www.spongefile.com/apps-in-the-...
Apps in the late stage gold rush
Hello prospector! The people making money are the ones selling you the tools
www.spongefile.com
June 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM
In case you ever wondered why apps are subscription based now (and why you keep getting bugged to leave a review) #buildinpublic
www.spongefile.com/apps-in-the-...
www.spongefile.com/apps-in-the-...
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"I am a drug historian." Sounds like something a 1980's Chevy Chase character would say before snorting all of someone's coke.
November 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"I am a drug historian." Sounds like something a 1980's Chevy Chase character would say before snorting all of someone's coke.
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An awful lot of these stories...
Last year, the owner of a sawmill in North Carolina voted for Trump. This year, he’s closed down his mill and blames the squeeze from Trump’s tariffs. On the Big Take podcast, Bloomberg economics reporter Shawn Donnan visits the “Old North State” to understand the ripple effect of tariffs
They Voted for Trump. His Tariffs Took Down Their Family-Owned Sawmill
On today’s Big Take podcast: How Trump’s trade war led to the closure of a family-run sawmill in North Carolina.
bloom.bg
November 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
An awful lot of these stories...
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to safely dispose of these hats, eat them. natural fibers — such as cotton, wool, silk, and linen — breakdown in the digestive track. synthetics do not. thus, if you eat your hat, the synthetics will pass through the other side. smush through the poop to find the synthetic fibers and recycle them.
November 16, 2025 at 1:42 AM
to safely dispose of these hats, eat them. natural fibers — such as cotton, wool, silk, and linen — breakdown in the digestive track. synthetics do not. thus, if you eat your hat, the synthetics will pass through the other side. smush through the poop to find the synthetic fibers and recycle them.
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please don't do this. MAGA hats are made from an acrylic blend, which will release toxic chemicals when set on fire, potentially harming you and downwind woodland creatures
November 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
please don't do this. MAGA hats are made from an acrylic blend, which will release toxic chemicals when set on fire, potentially harming you and downwind woodland creatures
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'It's called The Cones of Dunshire.'
November 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
'It's called The Cones of Dunshire.'
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Scamtech will now help you better hide the fact you're using scamtech to lie to people.
OpenAI has a fix for a telltale sign that you used ChatGPT
For some writers, the em dash had become tarnished because it could indicate ChatGPT use — could an OpenAI update help it lose the stigma?
www.businessinsider.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Scamtech will now help you better hide the fact you're using scamtech to lie to people.
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“Gen Z has the lowest racial resentment of any generation ever studied.”
Important work from @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social that offers a clear explanation of why there is an intense push to change school curricula to make them more white supremacist
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
Important work from @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social that offers a clear explanation of why there is an intense push to change school curricula to make them more white supremacist
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
The Shocking Truth About Gen Z Voters Is That They’re Pretty Great
Stop panicking: They are the most progressive generation ever, especially on race. If that surprises you, you’ve been listening to the wrong story.
newrepublic.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“Gen Z has the lowest racial resentment of any generation ever studied.”
Important work from @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social that offers a clear explanation of why there is an intense push to change school curricula to make them more white supremacist
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
Important work from @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social that offers a clear explanation of why there is an intense push to change school curricula to make them more white supremacist
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
James Bond reboot but it’s a stealth Christopher Lee biopic in that a few films in Bond quits to become one of the greatest Dracula performers of all time
November 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
James Bond reboot but it’s a stealth Christopher Lee biopic in that a few films in Bond quits to become one of the greatest Dracula performers of all time
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BY THE WAY
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
October 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
BY THE WAY
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.